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Show Page 2 The Ogden Valley News Volume XXIX Issue VIII August 1, 2022 The Ogden Valley News Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 801-745-2688 Fax: 801-745-2688 Cell: 801-791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@digis.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 801-745-2879 Fax: 801-745-2879 E-Mail: crwendell@digis.net crwendell@msn.com Opinions expressed by advertisers, columnists or letters to the editor are not necessarily the opinions of the owners and staff of The Ogden Valley News. Guidelines for Letters to the Editor Letters should be 300 words or less. Letters must be signed and the address of the writer submitted. The Ogden Valley News reserves the right to edit or decline printing of any submissions. Announcements Sought As a community service, The Ogden Valley News will print local birth, wedding, obituary, anniversary and missionary farewell & homecoming and Eagle Scout announcements free of charge. 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Note: The contents of The Ogden Valley News are copyrighted. To protect this publication and its contributors from unlawful copying, written permission is required before any individual or company engages in the reproduction or distribution of its contents, by any means, without first obtaining written permission from the owners of this publication. The deadline for the OVN August 15 issue is August 3. Letters to the Editor Thank You Ogden Valley! Mountain Arts and Music would like to thank everyone who was involved in our 2022 July 4 Mountain Arts and Music Festival in Huntsville Square. We had 17 vendors of fine art, 5 amazing musical performances and a juggling exhibition, as well as a beautiful display of artwork by local Ogden Valley Artists. We thank all who participated in the Silent Auction, the proceeds of which will fund our activities throughout the year. We are especially grateful for the Hyde Family for letting us hold the festival at there and our every Thursday Open Arts and Music event in the lovely Huntsville Square. If you missed the Festival be sure to stop by Thursday evening and participate in watercolor instruction, open mic on the stage, and/or the kids’ art station. It all starts at 6:00 p.m. Trish Painter, For the Board of Mountain Arts & Music Ogden Valley: “This is the Place! My name is Cristiana. With my husband Silvio, we emigrated from Italy 15 years ago here to Utah. We live in Ogden. Since day one, we struggled so much. We have three kids. David is 21 and serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Vegas. Rebecca, she is going to her last year at Ben Lomond High School. She does cheer and she is pretty involved in everything. Both of them were born in Rome. Sarah is our 14-year-old and was born in Ogden. We are a multicultural family, speaking Spanish, Italian, and English... at least we try! We work in the Valley cleaning the vacation rentals and make sure they are ready for guests to arrive to enjoy and have a great time here in this beautiful valley. We also have a small family catering business that we try so hard to keep going. In fact, we would love so much to bring our Italian food here to Eden valley and surrounding areas. Yesterday, after working all day and being very, very tired, we were heading home. Finally! Then our car stopped and died right in the park- ing lot of the little Valley Market. There was no signal of life. Our car was dead completely. Two gentlemen got close to us and asked us if we need help. One of them was a mechanic (not a coincidence). He worked so hard to fix our car. It was so hot yesterday and still he was so gentle. His friend was with him also trying to help us to fix our car so we could go home. Another lady came up to us and apparently knew that guy. She was like: “Can I also help?” I was so overwhelmed by the love, compassion, and the willingness to help us that I almost cried. I felt such a unity in the community of Eden valley. Everyone knows each other, everyone we meet are so nice and gentle with us. Even the people that work at the little market. Every time we buy something there, they are always smiling and ask us how is our day going. The guy spent at least an hour or more trying to fix the battery of our car. He didn’t even charge us. He was so nice! We miss our home (Italy) so much. Still, the people of Eden are so nice and welcoming that they make me feel like home! And, believe me... it’s not easy for me feeling like home! We have a love for this Valley. To add more to this story and experience, I would like to share something else. I had a dream about 20 years ago. I was still in Rome at that time. I dreamed of a place—a beautiful little town with a lake close by. In that dream, someone told me, “Cristiana, this is the place that you and your family will go.” He shown me all around, and in that dream, it was snowing. When I came here, after couple times driving around, I told my husband one day: “Silvio, this is the place…. This is the place I dreamed long time ago.” We know that for some reason, we have to be here. We just need to find why! We really love your little town, and we hope we will find more friends here and that we will be able to build something here! Maybe an Italian restaurant? In the meantime, we love to work cleaning those houses and take care of them like they’re ours. This is our little story. Thanks! Spinelli family, Ogden Attention Drivers, Turn off Your Idling Engines! Reducing vehicle idling engine and battery. The added wear (which • Chronic Bronchitis and will cut pollution and save you money. Every day in the U.S., millions of cars and trucks idle needlessly. You may not be able to avoid keeping your engine running when you’re stopped at a traffic signal or stuck in slow-moving traffic. But many other times, idling is unnecessary. An idling vehicle can release as much pollution as a moving car. Four Ways to be Idle-Free • Turn off your ignition if you’re waiting more than 10 seconds. Contrary to popular belief, restarting your car does not burn more fuel than leaving it idling. In fact, idling for just 10 seconds wastes more gas than restarting the engine. • Warm up your engine by driving it, not by idling. Today’s electronic engines do not need to warm up, even in winter. The best way to warm the engine is by easing into your drive and avoiding excessive engine revving. After just a few seconds, your vehicle is safe to drive! The vehicle’s engine warms twice as quickly when driven. • Warm up the cabin interior by driving, not idling. Easing into your drive is also the best way to get your vehicle’s heating system delivering warmer air faster. Sitting in an idling car means you are breathing in more of the dirty exhaust that leaks into the vehicle’s cab. Any warmth you may get from a car heater is not worth the damage to your health. If parked and waiting, it is healthier to get out of your car and go inside a store or building. • Protect your car engine by idling less. Frequent restarts are no longer hard on a car’s amounts to no more than $10 a year) is much less costly than the cost of fuel saved (which can add up to more than $70 to $650 a year, depending on fuel prices, idling habits, and vehicle type). Idling increases overall engine wear by causing the car to operate for longer than necessary. Reasons to Stop Idling - A simple turn of your key can keep the air cleaner and save money and fuel. Every time you turn off your car engine in place of idling, you’ll: • Make the air healthier by cutting down on hazardous pollutants in your town or community. • Help the environment. For every 10 minutes your engine is off, you’ll prevent one pound of carbon dioxide from being released (carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming). • Keep money in your wallet & save fuel. Save between 1/5 to 7/10 of a gallon of fuel for every hour of not idling. What harm does idling do? There are three main problems with idling: 1. Idling pollutes the air & harms health. Idling tailpipes spew out the same pollutants that form unhealthy smog and soot as those from moving cars. Nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds are the main health-harming pollutants in vehicle emissions. Diesel engines emit more than 40 hazardous air pollutants. These pollutants have been linked to serious human illnesses, including: • Asthma, • Heart Disease, 3480 E 5100 N Liberty UT 84310 5545 E Alpen Glow St Eden UT 84310 MLS # 1812792 MLS # 1796323 Offered at $2,480,000 4110 E 4600 N Liberty UT 84310 MLS # 1821282 Offered at $275,000 4775 E 2600 N Eden UT 84310 MLS # 1814359 Offered at $1,099,000 287 W 4400 S Washington Terrace UT 84405 MLS # Offered at $1,189,000 5727 E Elkhorn Dr Eden UT 84310 MLS # 1816212 Offered at $410,000 13219 E Oak Canyon Way Huntsville UT 84317 MLS # 1828968 Offered at $133,000 Offered at $250,000 • Cancer. Children, the elderly, and those with asthma and other chronic health problems are especially vulnerable to the health dangers of exhaust. Pollution from Idling Contributes to Global Warming - Idling cars and trucks emit carbon dioxide (CO2), a main heat-trapping gas. In New York City alone, idling cars and trucks each year produce 130,000 tons of carbon dioxide, a new EDF report shows. To offset this amount of global warming pollution, we would need to plant an area the size of Manhattan with trees every single year. Idling Wastes Fuel & Money - An idling car uses between 1/5 to 7/10 of a gallon of fuel an hour. A n idling diesel truck burn approximately one gallon of fuel an hour. With average U.S. prices for diesel fuel topping $2 a gallon (as of 2/2/09), that’s about $2 burned. Note: Reprinted by permission of the Environmental Defense Fund. To learn more, visit their web site at www.edf.org/ transportation/reports/idling. Correction Please note that in a letter to the editor printed in July 15, 2022 issue of The Ogden Valley News titled “Please Strive to Be a Considerate Neighbor” which was signed by a number of neighbors from an Eden neighborhood, at the end of the list of signators, the word “and” was incorrectly added before “all longtime residents of Rob[b]ins Roost in Eden. |